HARRISBURG – State Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) today in Harrisburg issued the following statement after Gov. Tom Wolf delivered his annual budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly:

“The governor’s proposal touched on a lot of issues, but it failed to address the No. 1 issue in Berks County: school property taxes. We need leadership from the governor if we’re going to overhaul education funding and eliminate school property taxes.

“There are areas in the governor’s proposal where I think we’re going to be able to work together. Promoting job training and combatting the opioid crisis are two of the big issues where I think legislators share some common ground with the governor.

“Public safety is very important, so I was pleased to see the governor wants to fund three new classes of Pennsylvania State Police cadets.